Income Tax department’s big warning: Exaggerated, bogus claims for refunds punishable offence

Income Tax department’s big warning: Exaggerated, bogus claims for refunds punishable offence

The Income Tax Department has asked all citizen filing income tax returns to not make bogus claims for expenses, under-report their income or exaggerate deductions, this is a punishable offence causing delays in the issuance of refunds, reported PTI on Sunday, July 28. The income tax return (ITR) filing session for the assessment year 2024-25 … Read more

Allow tax deduction for health insurance in the new regime, says ICAI chief

Allow tax deduction for health insurance in the new regime, says ICAI chief

Taxpayers are expecting stab-rate changes and higher deductions in the old tax regime ahead of the 31 July deadline for filing income tax returns, but Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal, president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India believes the old tax regime could be discontinued in phases. While he is not in favour of offering … Read more